I have used Shalom Home Solutions on two large projects and have recommended them highly to at least 4 friends who have also used them over the past several years. Unfortunately, Amilcar Benitez is a is no longer ethical and has turned to dishonesty and being quite shady. He painted our brand-new home in early 2020 at a cost of $10,000, which included every wall in the home as well as all the ceilings. Amilcar asked for the specific white color from Sherwin Williams that we wanted, and we gave him the information. I noticed that while they were painting the house, at the end of each day they left the grey paint for the walls on the job overnight (normal), but there was never any ceiling paint around while the crew was not here. On one of the days of the job, I dropped by while the crew was here and I noticed a 5-gallon bucket of paint that was not the correct white. I asked Amilcar about it and he assured me it was for the garage, which was also going to be painted white but we had not specified the color because who cares, it's just the garage. At the end of the job, Amilcar mentioned they couldn't finish all the last rounds of touchups, but they would be back after we finished moving in. Even though his contract stated the last payment was not due until the job was finished, he asked me to pay him the rest of the money. I wouldn't have paid him if I didn't know and trust him, but that was a mistake because he never sent anyone by to finish the job. In addition, within a few days, I noticed a lot of sloppy work had been done in the basement since it was painted last. The crew didn't protect the carpet, and there are several areas with a lot of paint that had been dropped. I contacted Amilcar a few times about this, but he did not return my calls. Fast forward 8 months later and the builder is fixing all the nail pops on the drywall, which is pretty standard and covered under their 1-year warranty. I went to the basement where Shalom placed all the leftover paint, and there was no ceiling paint which I thought was odd. Oh well, I still had a record of the paint color for the ceilings that I had sent to Amilcar so I went to Sherwin Williams and asked for gallon of the same color ceiling paint. After the builder touched up the ceiling paint all over the house, we noticed that the white color was completely different than what was already on there! I was stunned, but now it made sense why Amilcar and his crew had been so shady about not leaving us any leftover ceiling paint and why every day when they were leaving, they would take the ceiling paint with them. I called Amilcar about this and he stated it was probably a mistake and that he would look through his records and talk to his guys. This was in November and since then, I have called him multiple times, emailed, texted, everything. He has completely ghosted me, which further shows this was all done intentionally and he doesn't want to do anything to make it right. Unfortunately, now I have 6,0000 square feet of ceiling that looks really bad on all the spots that were touched up. Since Amilcar wasn't even nice enough to tell me which color they actually used, I have no way of matching it, so I am going to have to pay thousands of dollars to re-paint all the ceilings in the entire house. Mistakes are human, but anyone that is ethical would try to fix it. When they purposely are shady and don't offer to make things right, this is when you're better off avoiding this person at all costs! read more

Amilcar is Amazing!!!! In less than a week he gave me an estimate and started and Finished the Job!!! He was meticulous, professional and a true gentleman. We will be using him Again Very Soon!!!! Highly recommended read more

Shalom performed the following services for my townhouse. Power washed both front and back gutters and painted them Replaced rear soffet (two long pieces of wood) and painted Repaired common board and repainted. I am very pleased with Shalom completing the work sooner than expected and his politeness and being punctual. I will definitely reach out to him for any future repairs/projects. read more

I hired Shalom to paint the interior of my large townhome in preparation for selling the property. Shalom was one of 5 contractors that gave me quotes for the work, and Shalom's estimate was the most reasonable. They painted all walls and ceilings, all bathrooms, which included stripping wallpaper from one prior to painting, plus the kitchen cabinets. The work was outstanding, and I would definitely hire Shalom again. read more

Superb job, done right the first time!! I have now used them 3 times and am very happy with all the outcomes. They pay attention to detail and are very accommodating for any special requests. If you want top quality......you want Shalom Home Solutions!! read more

Amilcar and his crew worked VERY hard in this August heat! They power washed the house and roof and while finding rotted wood in the soffets, they repaired it, primed the house and then painted it along with doing all the trim, shutters, and the gutters! They replaced 2 rotted windows and put up the trim. I am VERY pleased with the work that they did. They are very polite, responsive and kept us informed as to when they would be here. Estimate of the work was quite reasonable and they were good about cleaning up afterwards so that nothing was left behind. We will definitely reach out to them in the future. read more

Amilcar and his crew are so incredibly hard working and congenial. Definitely using them in the future!

After 1 month, company has not yet refunded the unused portion of our invoice for a door that was not installed. Very unprofessional. I had to text and call NUMEROUS times and owner was obviously avoiding me. I had to call from my daughter's phone and he quickly answered only to be surprised that it was the person he was dodging. I wasn't happy at all but tried to give the benefit of the doubt and believe that he would process my refund within 7 days as stated. Three whole weeks later, no refund, no receipt emailed to me, no explanation for the delay in getting the refund, nothing. I have had to resort to contacting the Maryland Consumer Protection Agency and Maryland Home Improvement Commission (MHIC). DON'T bother with this company as the unprofessional nature of helping costumers who get money back is horrific. They were so quick to get the business and send the invoices, which I paid immediately. But will not process the refund for unused monies which is only about $300-$500 because we had to cancel a portion of the job since a door order was significantly delayed. The communication about the door delay was not good. I was highly confused because they said the door order was delayed but it was available at the Home Depot website. After finally catching up with him to cancel after a week of calling him, I waited 3 weeks (to date) and still do NOT have my refund for unused portion of the invoice. Do NOT bother with this company unless you plan to get 5 different phones to call from so he won't know it's you when you need to resolve an issue or get a refund for any unused portion of an invoice. I have never experienced anything like this and would never recommend this company. Avoid them. They did a great job painting but at the end, things went down hill fast. Such a headache. read more

I had a handful of repairs I needed done around the house, and selected Shalom Home Solutions on the basis of the other Yelp reviews alone. Amilcar was able to come out the same day (a Friday no less) for an estimate, and fit us into their schedule for first thing the following week. The estimate was extremely reasonable, and all the work was done on time and we were very happy with the results. I would whole-heartedly recommend Shalom for anyone looking, and I plan to use them again in the near future for some other jobs we have planned. read more

We hired Shalom home solutions to paint our entire furnished home and kitchen cabinets. They did a great job and we are very happy with Amilcar and his team's quality of work and attention to detail. We will definitely use them again when we refinish our hardwood floors. They were great to work with and as with any renovation job, if there were things we wanted done differently we communicated and they responded to our request, and were happy to add one finishes as issues came up for a fair price. read more

Amilcar and his team at Shalom Home Solutions did fantastic work on my townhouse. They refinished the floors, painted all the walls, and did many odds-and-ends projects that all came out wonderfully. Shalom Home Solutions staff are extremely responsive, hard-working, and great to work with. Any time we had questions or needed something fixed, I could text Amilcar is he would provide assistance. I recommend reaching out with any home repair you may need because they do great work at a very fair price. read more

Fantastic company with excellent customer service. This is one of the best companies I've had carrying out work on my house. They painted 6 rooms plus the basement and made a fantastic job all round at a really fair price. I'm Scottish and you know how much we like value for money....lol. i will tell everyone about this bunch, they really are stars read more

Excellent experience working with Shalom on our project to add a step to our media room. Excellent price and quick service.

There are pros and cons to this business. The owner had been very friendly and accommodating, but is now sadly ignoring us after promising us a refund that has never arrived. His staff was not fluent in English and communication was a major issue. We have two doors that were so overly painted that they still stick. There were parts of the door that weren't even painted. They painted things that they should not have painted... I.e. part of our bathroom vanity (which caused us to have to reprint the entire vanity), my daughters brand new swimsuit, and a brand new bath mat. There were places that should have been painted that were not painted at all. Prep work was not done appropriately and they had to come back again and yet it still was not completed correctly. We have had to spend time, money and effort trying to fix their mistakes. I hope the owner will see this and not ignore it like he is ignored our other texts and phone calls. It's the being ignored that is created the biggest rift between client and owner. It is not a good way to run a business. We would like a 50% refund. read more

I had a great experience with Shalom Home Solutions. I contracted them to paint my two bedroom, three baths, one loft condo. I also requested a thorough carpet and general cleaning to include appliances. Shalom Home Solutions' representative, Amilcar quoted me a very all inclusive price and offered to do some additional work I requested for free, which was very nice. What I really liked is that Amilcar was very punctual and returned all my calls. The work was finished sooner that I expected. I also liked the fact that Amilcar and his crew were able to work through hiccups that occurred during the project. One of my locks was a little difficult to open, but they patiently worked through it and were able to open it and get the job done. The made a considerable effort to make sure the paint on my front door matched the paint required by the condo association. That was something I did not even think about. I definitely recommend Shalom Home Solutions and I plan to use it again in the future. read more